WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Fire Department and Mountain Top League came together on Sept. 21 for their third annual charity fundraiser, geared to raise funds to support the MTL Hockey Program and a whole lot more.
The West Orange community came together to net more than $4,000 for MTL Youth Hockey, the successful feeder program begun to develop ice hockey in town.
“West Orange MTL Youth Hockey has made great strides since we started three years ago,” parent and former township Councilman Sal Anderton said in a press release. “Our squirt team (U10) won the division in the Union Sports Arena spring league earlier this year, defeating towns with long hockey traditions like Cranford and Scotch Plains.
“Hockey is an expensive sport so the fundraising enables us to keep the costs affordable for West Orange families while still providing a quality program,” he continued.
Mountain Top parents and members of the West Orange Fire Department faced off in a friendly battle to support the popular children’s program. WOFD ultimately beat out MTL, 6-4, but everyone came out a winner.
A sock drive for the Holy Trinity-West Orange Food Pantry capped off a very charitable and fun-filled evening, garnering a large bin of socks for needy clients.
“I would like to give a huge thanks to the WOFD for their great partnership with MTL,” Anderton said, and to “Assemblyman John McKeon and Council President Victor Cirilo for being our play-by-play announcers and scorekeepers; Mayor (Robert) Parisi, Councilman (Jerry) Guarino and Councilwoman (Michelle) Casalino for their support and sponsorship, Hockey trustees Damien Locricchio, Alex DeRonde, Warren Tranquada, Brad Palent and all our MTL Youth Hockey families.”
Photos Courtesy of Christopher Babinski
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